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Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

September 2161

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Lunar month 730Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 731Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 71Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 72Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 73Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 74Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 75Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 76Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWhite Dew7Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 78Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 79Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 710Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 711Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 712Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 713Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 714Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 715Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 716Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 717Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 718Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 819Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 820Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 821Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 822Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingAutumn Equinox23Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 824Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 825Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 826Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 827Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 828Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 829Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 830Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 81Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 82Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 83Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 84Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 85Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 86Day 18SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 87Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteCold Dew8Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 89Day 21NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 810Day 22NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, September 21, 2161

Lunar 二一六一年 · 八月初三

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for deep study and thoughtful travel. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

A daily reflection is not a prediction. Use it as a prompt for attentive, self-directed choices.

24 Solar Terms

Follow the seasonal rhythm, from today into the next turn.

  1. White Dew

    Mon

    2161-09-07

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2161-09-21

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Autumn Equinox

    Wed

    2161-09-23

    In 2 days

  4. Cold Dew

    Thu

    2161-10-08

    In 17 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

白露 → 秋分

Year cycle

辛酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

丁酉

八月初三

Day cycle

丙戌

屋上土

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringSculpture and paintingConsecrateTravelLift misfortuneHaircutGroom nailsBreak groundSet a bed

Avoid

Traditional cautions for the day; treat them as a pause for discernment.

Timber workFuneral processionBuild a stoveBuild roof beamsBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚辰)龙 · Sha 北

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

己亥

Favourable

Almanac information and Daily Insight are offered for traditional-culture reference and personal reflection only. They are not professional, medical, legal, or financial advice.

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